DIGITAL-EXCLUSIVE COVER BY WYATT KOLLAR.

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LP LINER NOTES (FROM MRC-007):

THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN A MUNCIE INDIANA BASEMENT, WHEN I WAS 17 OR 18. TYLER WATKINS ENGINEERED IT.

RICHARD EDWARDS, ASHLEY WHITE, DAVE ADAMSON, BONNIE BANTON, MICHAEL CLARK, TYLER WATKINS, ERICKA HENDERSON, BRYAN POOLE, AND MATT HAGAN PLAYED ON IT.

MARIEL RECORDING COMPANY 2003/2013(LP). COVER PHOTO BY ERIK KANG. ALBUM LAYOUT BY ALEX KERCHEVAL, RICHARD EDWARDS, AND ERIK KANG.

TRACK LIST

01. OPEN YOUR EYES / 02. BUTTERBALL / 03. JOLENE, WE ALMOST NEVER MET / 04. SMILE AT ME / 05. KIM / 06. PIGLET / 07. LO SIENTO BAMBINO / 08. ASTRONAUT / 09. FREEDOM SONG / 10. MISSING YOU AS BOMBS FELL / 11. LOST AS A LAMB / 12. CATHERINE (VINYL-ONLY TRACK)

LYRICS

OPEN YOUR EYES

MONDAY I DRIFTED AWAY

WITH SOME COFFEE TO KEEP ME AWAKE

AND I SANG TO YOU ONE FINAL TIME

AS THIS HOPELESSNESS SHUT UP YOUR EYES

TUESDAY I WOKE WITH THE DAWN

AND PUT MY OLD WEDDING RING ON

SHE SAID TIME IS A FICKLE MISTRESS

YOU CAN DRINK BUT YOU'LL NEVER FOOL IT

I AM INVISIBLE TO YOU

ALL ON MY OWN, WHAT CAN I DO

SOUTHBOUND IS HEAVEN

THIS CITY IS SIN

WEDNESDAY I HUNG FROM A TREE

HOPING THAT SHE'D NOTICE ME

AND SHE BATHED ALL MY WOUNDS IN HER TEARS

AND SHOWERED ME WITH SYMPATHY

THURSDAY WAS HARDER TO TAKE

WITH THESE PILLS PILED HIGH ON MY PLATE

SO I SWALLOWED EACH ONE IN A HASTE

AND IN A CASCADE OF LIGHT I WAS SAVED

I AM INVISIBLE TO YOU

ALL ON MY OWN, WHAT CAN I DO

SOUTHBOUND IS HEAVEN

THIS CITY IS SIN

SHE SAYS I'M SORRY MY DARLING

TIME STOLE THE JOY WE WERE HIDING

I AM IN LOVE AND THIS CHILD IS YOURS

AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN THIS LIE

AND LET DARKNESS JUST COVER MY EYES

AND I'M TRYING TO GET MYSELF CLEAN

BUT IT'S ALL I CAN TO DO JUST SCREAM

BUTTERBALL

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO ME

YOU'VE BEEN LEADING ME ON

ALL NIGHT LONG YOU DO IT TO ME

CHEW AND SPIT ME ON OUT

TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

AND YOUR GREED

I DON'T NEED TO MAKE YOU SEE

I DON'T BLEED

AND I DON'T SING

I JUST TURN THE OTHER CHEEK

WHEN WE FIGHT

EVERY NIGHT

AND WE DO, YOU CAN'T DENY

I DON'T CRY

AND I DON'T SHOUT

I JUST GO AND THROW YOU OUT

YOU'VE BEEN CHEATING ON ME

I'VE BEEN WISHING YOU WELL

BUT YOU STAY UP TO DO IT

I'M A SORRY SUCKER FOR YOU

AND I HATE THIS

AND ALL OUR FRIENDS

IT'S A GAME THAT NEVER ENDS

DO YOU CARE

THAT I’M SCARED

THERE'S NO NEED TO BE AFRAID

EVERY NIGHT

TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN

TO DIM IT OUT OF SIGHT

GET A CLUE

GET A JOB

FIND A WAY TO EASE YOUR PAIN

AND YOUR GREED

I DON'T NEED

I DON'T NEED TO MAKE YOU SEE

I DON'T BLEED

I DON'T SING

I JUST TURN THE OTHER CHEEK

WHEN WE FIGHT

EVERY NIGHT

AND WE DO, YOU CAN'T DENY

I DON'T CRY

I DON'T POUT

I JUST GO AND THROW YOU OUT

JOLENE, WE ALMOST NEVER MET

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO LIE TO YOU

SHE COMES HOME TO ME

AND WE LAY AWAKE

‘TIL MORNING BREAKS

DISCUSSING POETRY

JOLENE, WE ALMOST NEVER MET

THEN WHERE WOULD WE BOTH BE

WE'D BE DROWNING IN A SEA OF WEALTH

SIX FIGURES OF MISERY

TAKE IT EASY, I'M NEW AT THIS JOLENE

MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME TO TURN AND LEAVE

WHEN I WALK AWAY, I FIND I'VE BEEN REPLACED

NOW HE'S IN YOUR THOUGHTS EN ROUTE TO OUTER SPACE

AND IT'S HARD TO GO TO BED WITH YOU

STILL RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND

BUT YOU MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER

TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND

AND THEN YOU FLY ME TO THE MOON

WHILE SINGING COUNTRY SONGS

I WOULD LIE IN BED ‘TIL MORNING BREAKS

IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY ALARM

TAKE IT EASY, I'M NEW AT THIS JOLENE

MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME TO TURN AND LEAVE

WHEN I WALK AWAY, I FIND I'VE BEEN REPLACED

NOW HE'S IN YOUR THOUGHTS EN ROUTE TO OUTER SPACE AGAIN

MAKE IT EASY MY DARLING, DON'T BE SHY

LIGHT A CIGARETTE AND THEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES

WHEN I WALK AWAY, I FIND I'VE BEEN REPLACED

NOW HE'S IN YOUR BED EN ROUTE TO OUTER SPACE

SMILE AT ME

I DON'T WANNA LEAVE

WHEN YOU SCREAM AT ME

AND TELL ME YOU'RE USED UP

THAT I SHOULD TURN AND WALK AWAY

I TRY TO MAKE YOU SMILE

BUT YOU JUST LAUGHED AT ME

THROUGH TEARS OF SPITEFUL RAGE

THERE WERE STARS OVER YOUR FACE TONIGHT

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL SURVIVE

YOU'RE A FOOL, KID, THEY'LL EAT YOU ALIVE

WHEN YOU'RE LONELY, THEY COME OUT AT NIGHT WITH THOSE FANGS

JAMIE, WE'RE ALONE

ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR

IN A COLD AND STERILE BED

THERE ARE STARS OVER YOUR HEAD, MY LOVE

AS YOU UNDRESS FOR HIM, YOUR KNEES ARE TREMBLIN’

BUT WE JUST STAND AND WATCH

AND BEAT YOU TO YOUR CONFIDENCE

AND DO YOU THINK YOU'LL SURVIVE

YOU'RE A FOOL, KID, THEY'LL EAT YOU ALIVE

WHEN YOU'RE LONELY, THEY COME OUT AT NIGHT WITH THOSE FANGS

I GO TO BED

WITH YOU

IN MY HEAD

HOLDING ON TO DIGNITY

AND DO YOU THINK YOU'LL SURVIVE

YOU'RE A FOOL, KID, THEY'LL EAT YOU ALIVE

WHEN YOU'RE ALL ALONE, THEY COME OUT AT NIGHT WITH THOSE FANGS

KIM

COME AND TAKE ME ON

‘CUZ OUR LIFETIME AIN'T THAT LONG

THURSDAY NIGHT IS COLD

AND NBC CAN'T FILL THE VOID

KIMBERLY, THE MOON IS SHINING BRIGHT

I HAVE WANTED YOU ALL OF MY LIFE

KIMBERLY, I'M JUST A LONELY BOY

ALL I EVER WANTED TO KNOW YOU

SO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB

WALKING DOGS AROUND NEW YORK

I COULD GIVE YOU MORE

THAN YOU EVER HAD IN STORE

KIMBERLY, THE MOON IS SHINING BRIGHT

I HAVE WANTED YOU ALL OF MY LIFE

KIMBERLY, I'M JUST A LONELY BOY

ALL I EVER WANTED TO KNOW YOU

WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES YOU THINK TO START

MAKING PLANS TO GO AND BREAK MY HEART

KIMBERLY, FOR EVERMORE, I'M YOURS

ALL IT TAKES TO PLEASE ME IS YOUR SMILE

PIGLET

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET

TRY TO SMILE MORE, THINGS ARE BETTER THAN YOU THINK

TRY TO SMOKE AWAY YOUR LIFE, IT'S A WASTE

BUT HE'S BACK, YEAH

TAKE HIS JOB AND STRING HIM UP

HOLD A CONFERENCE TO EVALUATE HIS LIFE

AS YOU STEAL ALL THAT HE IS EVERY NIGHT

AND IT'S HARD TO BUY THE THINGS IT TAKES TO MAKE YOU SMILE

AND THIS HOME IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH, SO CUT ME UP

I'M A PIG THAT'S LOCKED INSIDE A CAGE AWAY FROM HOME

BROKEN DOWN, UNDERGROUND, THIS NIGHT IS COLD

TAKE THE DAY OFF

PICK YOUR BATTLES CAREFULLY

‘CUZ THEY HUNT YOU WHEN THEY THINK YOU'VE GONE ASLEEP

AND THEY'LL TEAR AWAY YOUR HEART IF THEY CAN

TAKE YOUR PILLS ‘CUZ NOTHING'S EVER GONNA CHANGE

SHE'LL DESERT YOU AND YOUR BOSS WILL DO THE SAME

NO ONE KNOWS HOW YOU'RE ALONE, SO LET GO

AND IT'S HARD TO BUY THE THINGS IT TAKES TO MAKE YOU SMILE

AND A HOME IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH, SO CUT ME UP

I'M A PIG THAT'S LOCKED INSIDE A CAGE AWAY FROM HOME

BROKEN DOWN, UNDERGROUND, THIS NIGHT IS COLD

AND IT'S HARD TO BUY THE THINGS IT TAKES TO MAKE YOU MINE

AND THIS HOME IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH, SO CUT ME UP

I'M A PIG THAT'S LOCKED INSIDE A CAGE AWAY FROM HOME

BROKEN DOWN, UNDERGROUND, THIS NIGHT IS COLD

LO SIENTO BAMBINO

I AM LOVED BY NO ONE

YEAH, NO ONE LOVES ME

I SAW HER TWO MONTHS AGO

AND SHE LET ME KNOW

SHE AIN'T HAVING IT

‘CUZ YOU'VE GONE SO FAR

GET ON A PLANE OR A TRAIN

OR GET IN YOUR CAR, I'M DONE

YOUR CONFIDENCE COMES FROM THE FRIENDS

WHO THINK I'M A BUM, COME ON

I AM ALONE AND THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE

WHAT IS WRONG

SHE SAID TO ME

I AM JUST LONELY, THAT'S ALL

LO SIENTO BAMBINO

LIFE IS HARD, I KNOW

BUT DON'T CRY

‘CUZ YOU'VE GONE SO FAR

GET ON A PLANE OR A TRAIN

OR GET IN THE CAR, I'M DONE

YOUR CONFIDENCE COMES FROM YOUR FRIENDS

WHO THINK I'M A BUM, COME ON

I AM ALONE AND THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE

‘CUZ YOU'VE GONE SO FAR

GET ON A PLANE OR A TRAIN

OR GET IN THE CAR, I'M DONE

YOUR CONFIDENCE COMES FROM YOUR FRIENDS

WHO THINK I'M A BUM, COME ON

I AM ALONE AND THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE

I'M WITH YOU

ASTRONAUT

CONFIDENT

SO WHY CAN'T I HAVE YOU AGAIN

WE USED TO BE FRIENDS

UNTIL SHE DITCHED ME

EVERY NIGHT

ON KNEES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROOM

WE’D NEVER WANNA MOVE

‘TIL I DO

I WANNA COME HOME

AND GET YOU ALL ALONE

‘CUZ DON'T YOU KNOW

THIS SPACE IS SUCH A DRAG

‘CUZ I AM JUST...

RECORDS SKIP

AND SPIN IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD

SHE CRIES HERSELF TO SLEEP

AS MIRRORS CIRCLE HER

MONEY TALKS

AND I CAN'T HEAR YOU SCREAM

WHEN YOU FALL TO YOUR KNEES

I JUST FREEZE

I WANNA COME HOME

AND GET YOU ALL ALONE

DON'T YOU KNOW

THIS SPACE IS SUCH A DRAG

‘CUZ I AM JUST...

YOU SAY GO

FIND ANOTHER HOME

FAR FROM ME

AND LEAVE ME ALL ALONE

‘CUZ I HAVE FOUND

THIS PLACE IS SUCH A DRAG

‘CUZ I AM JUST

A LONESOME ASTRONAUT

FREEDOM SONG

I AM 15

YOU ARE 32

I'VE BEEN SCHEMING

FIGHTING HARD FOR YOU

I’M A PLAYWRIGHT

AND YOU'RE A FASHION QUEEN

BUT YOU ARE COLD NOW

JUST LIKE A MACHINE

AND I DON'T EVER WANNA CHANGE

CHANGE THE WAY I FEEL

STARS LOOK DOWN ON WHERE SHE LAID

AND MAKE ME FEEL ASHAMED

YOU DRINK TOO MUCH

I DO TOO MANY DRUGS

THEY SAY SLEEP SAFE

BUT YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH

TAKE ME, MAKE ME

ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE

LOVE ME AND TOUCH ME

KISS AWAY THE BLUES

ONE MORE PILL AND I'LL BE FREE

FREE TO RIDE AWAY

FLOAT DOWN TO THE UNDERTOW

AND FADE TO BLACK AND GREY

AS BOMBS FALL

I 

LOST AS A LAMB

I FELL OFF

OFF OF THE ROAD

WARS WERE FOUGHT

AND BODIES WERE COLD

I WAS LOST

LOST AS A LAMB

I WAS LOST

‘TIL YOU TOOK MY HAND

I AM WAITING ON YOUR PHONE CALL

I AM WAITING IN A BEAT-UP CAR

I AM WAITING ‘TIL YOU TELL ME

TO LEAVE

OH MY LOVE

HOW CAN THIS BE

I WAS MADE

ONLY FOR THEE

SWEET NEW YORK

I'M COMING HOME

STREETS ARE COLD

WE'RE FEELING WARM

I AM WAITING ON A PHONE CALL

I AM WAITING IN A BEAT-UP CAR

I AM WAITING ‘TIL YOU TELL ME

GOODBYE

I AM LYING ON A COLD FLOOR

I AM WISHING YOU WOULD BLEED ME DRY

I AM WAITING ‘TIL YOU TELL ME

I LOVE YOU

CATHERINE

CATHERINE, COVER ME UP

I'M SICK, DOWN ON MY LUCK

KISS ME, THEN COVER IT UP

BOMBS FALL DOWN ON THE GROUND

YOUR SCHOOL CAN'T SAVE YOU NOW

I'M LOST, I NEED TO GET FOUND

I WAS IN A BED IN SOMEONE'S ROOM

WALKING THROUGH THE LIES I TOLD TO YOU

GET DOWN, COVER YOUR HEAD

COME HOME, TAKE ME TO BED

I'M SAD, BUT I WON'T BE FOR LONG

‘CUZ YOUR TOUCH KEEPS ME IN LINE

WASTED, BLEEDING IN TIME

LANDLOCKED, NOSE IN A BOOK

I WAS IN A BED IN SOMEONE'S ROOM

WALKING THROUGH THE LIES I TOLD TO YOU